The History of Windex

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Many of us have used it at one time or another to clean glass, clean windows, clean mirrors and other shiny surfaces in our homes. We’ve also used it to clean the interior surfaces of our cars. Some people swear by it, have used it for years, and use it all of the time. Windex has been one of the top commercial glass cleaners available on the market for the last seventy-five years, but did you ever stop to wonder about the history of Windex? And did you know that you can actually make your own homemade natural glass cleaner using natural ingredients at home?

It’s true that Windex has been a glass-cleaning staple in the typical American cleaning diet for more than three-quarters of a century now. Windex has made it through the ever-changing needs of families and lifestyle habits across North America, adapting itself accordingly. It’s considered to be one of the most iconic of American cleaning brands, and, according to Fortune Magazine’s 2011 edition, it’s one of the “100 Greatest Things about America.” Windex found its beginnings in the Great Depression of the 1930s when it was first developed as a windshield spray for vehicles. It was the only cleaner at that time that was blue in colour, and that colour soon became its signature. Other cleaning product companies soon followed suit with blue cleaning products of their own. Throughout the years, Windex’s use expanded into the home, as housewives started using it for window washing and mirror polishing. Growing consumer demand led to Windex developing its cleaning technology even further, so that now it’s also used for electronics and other surfaces in addition to glass, windows, mirrors, and windshields. Windex just has a way of cutting through grease, dirt, dust, and other sediments that cloud glass surfaces and it has assuredly stood the test of time. In 2011, Windex even came out with a refill pouch of concentrated cleaning solution, requiring 90 % less packaging than the old-school 26 ounce spray bottle. This was clearly a step in the right direction for Windex, as more and more people search out green cleaning solutions at home.

If you’re one of those people who are looking for natural cleaning products to use for your daily cleaning chores, you might be relieved to know there are much more natural ways to clean glass surfaces in your home and in your vehicles these days. We are learning so much about natural cleaning products, and how to make them ourselves at home with simple ingredients from our kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms. DIY green cleaning is becoming more mainstream, providing people with safe, non toxic, natural housecleaning products they can feel good about using – ones that are easy on the environment and acceptable to use around kids and small pets. Some of these natural home cleaner ingredients are as simplistic as baking soda and vinegar. These natural ingredients are inexpensive, and when you use them to make DIY natural home cleaners, they will usually last a very long time. That means you will save money when you make your own natural cleaning products at home.

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